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Conformists
As children we are dependent on the emotional and material resources of our family to survive. If we challenge, rightly or wrongly, the norms of our family too much, resources can be withdrawn from us and we suffer. We do no develop the way we need to. We enter into adulthood crippled to some extent.… Continue reading
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Peer Pressure
The most common form of peer pressure we face is to conform, to go with the group’s expectations and behave the way the group expects us to. This is not inherently a bad situation to be in, despite what some people say, and a sign that we’re caught in “groupthink” no matter what. The group… Continue reading
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Buy These Books!
My latest book is Peaceful Parenting, which argues for parents using their curiosity, reasoning abilities, and patience in raising their children, as opposed to hitting, punishment, control, and other forms of aggression. Another recent book is The Gamer’s Inheritance, a short comedy that treats today’s prevailing bigotries with irreverence and a sense of mischief. Continue reading